According to Bellows, "The travel industry often lets kids down. They don't look at the world through the eyes of children, so you get a lot of the kids clubs, you get a lot of the canned experiences, you get parents dragging kids for six hours through a museum and I really felt that was a disservice to the next generation. So I wanted to write a book that took the point of view that travel is our greatest learning experience. I really believe that the passport is your diploma."

But how to get started in this learning adventure? I spoke with the author and got his best tips for traveling with small kids — from where to go to when to start doing it! Click through for his advice.